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President's Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2014
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Released by the President on April 10, 2013, this outlines the Administration's priorities in Fiscal Year 2014 (begins October 2013 and runs through September 2014). |
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No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (H.R. 325)
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This bill temporarily suspends the debt ceiling limitation on the federal government until MAy 18, 2013. The bill does not actually raise the debt ceiling, rather it suspends the rule ordering that the debt ceiling can not be breached. This action effectively prevents the country from defaulting on its financial obligations. Besides raising the debt ceiling, H.R. 325 also delays the salaries to legislators in the House and Senate until their respective chamber agrees to a budget for Fiscal Year 2014.
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HR 41 - First Installment of Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief
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HR 41, passed by Congress on January 4, 2013 and signed by President Obama on January 6, 2013, represents the first installment of disaster aid for areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. |
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American Taxpayer Releif Act of 2012
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This bill represents the temporary solution to the "fiscal cliff" crisis in late December of 2012 and early January of 2013. It became law on January 3, 2013. It addresses, among other things, increasing federal revnues via taxes; delaying the sequester for two months; and lowering the federal spending caps for discretionary funding in FY2013 and FY 2014. |
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A System in Need of Repair: An Examination of Federal Student Aid for Postsecondary Education
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This report, released in December 2012 by the Alliance for Excellent Education, provides a brief overview of legislative changes that have altered the structure and focus of the system and turned them into a complicated web of Pell Grants, federal student loans, tuition tax credits, and campus-based aid programs that is unneccessarily convoluted and daunting for parents and students to navigate. |
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NCLB Waivers Could Dilute Accountability
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This article, published by Education Week on October 31, 2012, discusses concerns that the No Child Left Behind Waivers being granted by the Obama Administration could hurt attempts to ensure accountability. |
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FY 2013 Federal Budget Side-By-Side Analysis
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This analysis compares the federal budget for fiscal year 2013 with past years in terms of the funding to key programs and activities that are relevant to youth development, education, and workfroce development. |
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Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Handout June 2012 - Youth Advocacy Guide
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This handout focuses on the youth services component of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Also provides guiding questions to prompt youth and young adults to critically think about workforce development programming for the purpose of advocacy. |
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Legislative Update- Changes Made to Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012
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In a June 7th markup session, the U.S. House of Representatives Education and the Workforce Committe must substantive changes to the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297), which reauthorizes the Workforce Investment Act. |
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Senate FY 2013 Budget Proposal Narrative
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Narrative for the Budget Proposal for FY 2013 by Senator Conrad (D-ND), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. |
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